Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology Flashcards by Elizabeth Stephens | Brainscape

Q

ectasis

- ectasia

A

dilation, widening

cholangiectasis

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-emesis

A

vomiting

hematemesis

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-pepsia

A

digestion

dyspepsia

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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

polyphagia

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

abdominoplasty

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-ptysis

A

spitting

hemoptysis

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rrhage

- rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

hemorrhage, gastrorrhagia

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

herniorrhaphy

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

diarrhea

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscles

pylorospasm

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-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

cholestasis

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-stenosis

A

narrowing, tightening

pyloric stenosis

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-tresia

A

opening

atresia

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